Unbelievable and farcical clichÃ©

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2005)

The Island is a fun action romp with an interesting subject and some fine talent behind it. Unfortunately, it's completely unbelievable and incredibly predictable. The sci-fi hocus-pocus behind the main premise is riddled with inconsistencies and has practically no basis in fact; the action sequences inflicted on the main characters put them through situations they could not possibly be expected to survive yet has them emerging with a few minor cuts and scratches; the evil scientist is a cut and paste megalomaniac lifted directly from a thousand other films; plot anvils thump into your lap with all the subtlety of a Schwarzenegger script. It's worth watching, but don't expect to be enlightened or educated.